Tag: South Park

South Park falls to Bedford in shootout in PIAA girls soccer semfinals

November 13, 2018

SOMERSET -- South Park and Bedford played a classic in freezing conditions Tuesday night in the PIAA Class AA girls soccer semifinals at Somerset High School. The winner would move on to the state championship game. Unfortunately for South Park, the Eagles headed home. andquot;I'm proud of our effort,andquot; South

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PIAA soccer, volleyball semifinals set in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 12, 2018

Upon first glance, the western finals of the PIAA boys soccer playoffs look like a WPIAL pitch party. Seven of the eight teams playing for a spot in the state championships from the west side of the boys soccer bracket are from District 7, with Radnor from District 1 being

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WPIAL girls soccer teams set for PIAA semifinal matchups

November 11, 2018

The PIAA girls soccer playoff tournaments have reached the semifinals, and five WPIAL teams still are alive in their quests for state championships. All games are Tuesday evening. It will be an all-WPIAL matchup in Class A as WPIAL champion Freedom (22-1) will face Shady Side Academy (14-4) at 6

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PIAA girls soccer matchups finalized

November 4, 2018

The WPIAL girls soccer champions and other state qualifiers from the WPIAL have been determined, and those teams are set for what they hope are successful journeys in the PIAA playoffs that begin Tuesday at sites all throughout the state. Sixteen teams are ready for first-round matchups in each of

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Freshman Ozimek nets 1st varsity goal to give South Park girls their 5th WPIAL title

November 3, 2018

Never let it be said that Nora Ozimek doesn't have a flair for the dramatic. A freshman midfielder, Ozimek had been waiting all season to score her first goal for the South Park girls soccer team. She couldn't have picked a better time. Ozimek buried a goal from just beyond

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South Park, Hopewell set to face off in WPIAL Class AA girls soccer final

November 1, 2018

Girls soccer WPIAL championship game Class AA No. 1 South Park (18-2) vs. No. 2 Hopewell (15-1-1) 8 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Shelly Thropp, South Park; Bill Pfeifer, Hopewell Players to watch: Haleigh Finale, Jr., F, South Park; Raychel Speicher, Jr., F, Hopewell Corner kicks: Hopewell is riding a

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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WPIAL sets soccer championship schedule for Highmark Stadium

The WPIAL released the schedule for the upcoming eight soccer championship games, which will take place Thursday through Saturday at Highmark Stadium in Station Square. Thursday's schedule includes the Class A boys game between Avonworth and Greensburg Central Catholic at 6 p.m. and the Class AAA boys game between Franklin

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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South Park girls soccer blanks Avonworth to reach WPIAL championship game

October 27, 2018

An emphasis for South Park girls soccer coach Shelly Thropp going into her team's 17th semifinal appearance in 19 years was playing well in the defensive third, translating that to pressuring the offensive third and getting off shots. Early in Saturday's semifinal against Avonworth (13-6-2), South Park (17-2) was able

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